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Australia news live: Murray Watt says Lidia Thorpe’s royal protest ‘failed miserably’; king and queen to continue visit in Sydney

Australia news live: Murray Watt says Lidia Thorpe’s royal protest ‘failed miserably’; king and queen to continue visit in Sydney



Royal couple’s engagements include visit to Indigenous centre in Redfern. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOpposition leader says Thorpe’s words to king ‘didn’t advance anyone’s cause’The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been speaking with ABC RN about a range of issues – including Lidia Thorpe’s actions at King Charles’ parliamentary reception yesterday.The vast majority of people have been very welcoming the king’s visit, and I think it’s been an opportunity to underscore the stability in our democracy, our rule of law, separation of powers, all of those institutions that we inherited from our British heritage.That’s part of the success story of our country, and it’s a good reminder during his visit [that] if we change it, I think we want to be very careful about the system we’re changing to and whether or not we would be a safer, more secure, community and environment for decades to come or not. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-10-21 20:37:14

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